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CVE-2016-0268· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for ACH Services for Multi-Platform 2.1.1.2 and 3.0.0.x b

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for ACH Services for Multi-Platform 2.1.1.2 and 3.0.0.x before fp0013, Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for Check Services for Multi-Platform 2.1.1.2 and 3.0.0.x before fp0013, and Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for Corporate Payment Services (CPS) for Multi-Platform 2.1.1.2 and 3.0.0.x before fp0013 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via crafted XML data. IBM X-Force ID: 110915.

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Mar 9, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.8% · 55th percentile
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Action score

17

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.8%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmfinancial transaction manager

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm financial transaction manager3.0.0.0 and later · up to 3.0.0.12 inclusive
  • ibm financial transaction manager2.1.1.2

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    39Monitor
  • CVE-2019-4032IBM Financial Transaction Manager for Digital Payments for Multi-Platform 3.1.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2020-5003IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data.
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2023-35892IBM Financial Transaction Manager for SWIFT Services XML external entity injection
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2020-5002IBM Financial Transaction Manager security bypass
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2021-39066IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4 does not invalidate session any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to ste
    35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-611 · Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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